Aminoaceto-mercaptophenones



2,159,916 Patented Aug. 21, 1956 2,759,976 amoacmo-mcmornmonas Chester M. sum, Ami-nu, N. Y., a-lgnor m Sterling Drug- Inc, New York, N. Y.,"a corporation of Dela- No Dra Application May", 1956,

4 Claims. (Cl. 260-5705) This invention relates to certain intermediates for Z-amino and acylamino-l-(4-hydrocarbylsulfonylphenyl)- l,3-propane-diols. a

This application is a division ofmy co-pending' United States patent application Serial No. 555,245, filed Decemher 27, 1955. In my co-pending United States patent application Serial No. 249,213, filed October 1, 1951, of which the parent application Serial No. $55,245 is a continuation-in-part, there are described and claimed new antibacterial compounds having the formula where R is a hydrocarbyl radical having 1-7 carbon atoms, and Y is an aliphatic carboxylic acylamino radical. The hydrocarbyl radical R includes aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, carbocyclic aryl, and benzyl radicals having 1-7 carbon atoms and represents, for example: branched and unbranched alkyl radicals, such as methyl, ethyl, npropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, n-heptyl, isoamyl, etc.; alkenyl radicals, such as allyl, methallyl, etc.; cycloalkyl radicals, such as cyclohexyl, cyclopentyl, etc.; benzyl; phenyl; and ortho-, meta-, and para-tolyl radicals. The acylamino radicals represented by Y include both saturated and unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acylamino radicals wherein the aliphatic carboxylic acyl group can be considered as being derived from an aliphatic carboxylic acid. Thus, for example, Y can be alkanoylamino, haloalkanoylamino, .nitroalkanoylamino, alkylmercaptoalkanolyamino, etc. I particularly prefer acyclic lower aliphatic carboxylic acylamino radicals containing 1-4 car-. bon atoms. This preferred group of acyl radicals includes, for example, acetylamino, ditihloroacetylamino, dibromoacetylamino, bromoacetylamino, beta-chloropropionylamino, difluoroacetylamino, alpha-chloropropionylamino, trichloroacetylamino, nitroacetylamino, methylmercaptoacetylamino, methylsulfonylacetylamino, ethylmercaptoacetylamino, butyrylamino, alpha-methylpropionylamino, alpha,alpha-dichloropropionylamino, iodoacetylamino, cyanoacetylamino, methoxyacetylamino, acrylylamino, alpha-hydroxypropionylamino, etc.

The following groups of compounds embraced by the generic formula hereinabove are illustrative of the products describedand claimedin my co-pending application Serial No. 249213;.

2 haloalkanoylamin o 1 4 alkylsulfonylphenyl) 1,3-propanediols, having the formula n NH-C-(haloalkyl) 3 2 alkanoylamino 1 (4 alkylsulfonylph'enyl) .1.3-propanediols, having the formula 4 K --0-alkyl 2 haloalkanoylamlno- 1 4 alkenylsulfonylpheno 'yl)-l,3-propanediola, having the formula .1

H NH-O-(haloalky l) 2 haloalkanoylamino 1 (4 benzylsulfonylphen- Y -P Panediols, having the formula Q-cm-sm-Q-zn-cn-cmon 2 nitroalkanoylamino 1 (4 alkylsulfonylphenyl)-1,3-propanediols, having the formula au r-sorOin-cn-cmoa 2 alkylmercaptoalkanoylamino 1 (4 alkylsulfonylphenyl)-l,3-propanediols, having the formula arm-sm-Q-gn-cn-cmon H NH-C-(alkylmercaptoalkyl) 2 haloalkanoylamino 1 (4 phenylsulfonylphenyl)-1,3-propanediols, having the formula Q-sm-Q-ga-cn-cmon 2 nitroalkanoylamino l (4 cycloalkylsulfonylphenyl)-l,3-propanediols, having the formula cwmm-sw-Q-gn-cn-cmon The 2-aliphatic carboxylic acylamino-l-(t'hydrocarbylsulfonylphenyl)-l,3-propanediols described above are useful as antibiotic agents, being particularly valuable as antimicrobial agents. For example, they exhibit bacder acidic conditions. The reaction involved in this process is represented by the following equation:

a-soQ-Oa-cn-cmou quent acylation reaction or, if desired, it can be converted tothe free amine by t'reatmentwithabaseand the free The term per-compound as employed with reference to this invention designates hydrogen peroxide or a substance derived therefrom which contains at least two amine, which is somewhat unstable, can be interacted oxygen atoms linked together, i. e. a'peroxy linkage, in with any desired acid to form the corresponding acid accordance with the definition set forth in Per-Acids and 6 addition salt. I f l Their Salts, by T.'S. Price, p. l'ff'., Longmans-Green The alpha-(aliphatic carboxylic acylamino)-4-hydro- (1911). Per-compounds suitable for use in obtaining carbylmercaptoacetophenones (VI) are readily obtained, the compounds of my invention include, for example, for example, by treating the-appropriate alpha-amino- Caros acid (H2806), ammonium persulfate 4-hydrocarbylmercaptoacetophenones(v) in convention- [(NHOM'] 10 al fashion with an alphatic carboxylic acylating agent such as an acyl halide or anhydride- .The acylation potassium persulfate, y Peroxide, F acid, can .be carried out, for example, by heating the acyl- PcrbeflZOic acid, p 'b' add, sodium P615011", ating agent and the amine (V) in an anhydrous ordillm Percarbonale, 7 it p f to ganic solvent or inan alkaline aqueous solution. The employ as the oxidizing agent an org P611014, such temperature of the reaction can be varied within rather as peracetic i or rerbenwic A s y. wide limits, but a range of 0-100 c. is generally satisthe oxidation is carried out in the presence of an organic factory. w using an acid addition l of the amine solvent which is iner 0 h P p P Y9 F (V), there is added to the acylation reaction mixture a the ox dan The i e My P sausweak base, such as an alkali metal salt of an organic fflctolily a! tttmlmaturea in the e s 9 acid for instance sodium acetate, to generate in situ from pending on the choice of oxidant, but for optimum yields, the amine salt the amine (v) which is than acted on by it is preferable, when using an 0 :88 I t0 the inflating agent. rcacfiontempemmemimaboye about 65 In addition to being useful as intermediates in the The instant invention relates in particular to novel preparation of the sulfonyl compounds, I, as described compounds (structural formula V below) useful as in I mediates in he synthesis of the above menfioned above, some of my new alpha-halo-4- (hydrocarbyL amino and acylaminol (hydmcmbylmercapmphmy1) mercapto)acetophenonehexamethylenetetramine adducts d 1amin 1 h (IV), alpha-amino-4-, (hydrocarbylmercapto)acetophe- 1,3-propaned1ols (H) and 2 ammo an acy y l nones (V), and alpha-(aliphatic carboxylrc acylamrnoy drocarb lsulfonylphenyl)-l,3-propanediols (I) in accordancz with the following sequence of reactions: 4-hydrocarbylmercaptoaeetophenones (VI) have useful R8Ofi-CHs-Hll IN-n l s)sNs m lucid a -s-O-fi-om-r 0-' E-G-O-(gJ-Ofls-NE;

VI HOOalkaline v condensation catalyst n-s-O'o-on-omoa R-G-O-CH-OH-Oflz-OH ii i 11 i m v11 1 I oxidation where Hal represents chlorine or bromine, and R and Y chemo-therapeutic properties, for example having, in have the same significance indicated hereinabove. aqueous solution, antibacterial activity against such or- The alpha halo 4 (hydrocarbylmercapto)acetophegamsms as Staphylococcus aureus 209; Streptococcus nonehexamethylenetetramine adducts (IV) are readily prepared, as represented in the above equations, by mteraction of approximately equivalent amounts of an alphachloro or bromo-4-(hydrocarbylmercapto)acetophenone (III) and hexamethylenetetramine. The reaction is condz'um welchii, M; and Mycobactcrium tuberculosis H37Rv.

My inventionis illustrated by the following examples without, however, being limited thereto.

veniently carried out at about 25 C. in a suitable inert EXAMPLE 1 solvent such as chloroform, ethylene dichloride, chlorobenzene, or toluene. The 'adduct separates from solution 2 I ggp 'ggi 113 and is collected on a filter. Higher temperatures may cause some discoloration of the product. The starting Caps OPQOIFCEFCEOH materials, III, for this reaction are readily obtained by 1 0 CH halogenation of a 4-(hydrocarbylmercapto)acetophenone. "1

The alpha-amino 4 (hydrocarbylmercapto) acetophe- 0 nones (V) of my invention are obtained by hydrolyzin A. ALPHA-mmmi-msmmmBCAPTOACETOPHENQNE the alpha-halo 4 (hydrocarbylmercapto)acetophenone- HYDROCHLORIDE hexamethylenetetramine adducts (IV) by treating the ad- 110 g. of thiophenol was added with stirring to a mixducts with an inorganic mineral acid, such as hydrochloric ture of ml. of 35% aqueous sodium hydroxide soluacid, hydrobromic acid, phosphoric acid, or sulfuric acid, 70 tion and 400 ml. of water in a 2-liter, 3-neck flask. T0 under mild conditions of temperature, preferably at the resulting mixture, there was added 139 g. of methyl 2030 C. Adyantageously, ethanol is used as a reaction sulfate from a dropping funnel at such a rate that the medium. The products, V, areobtained in the form of an temperature of the reaction mixture did not rise above acid addition salt with the acid used for the hydrolysis. 60 C. while applying external ice cooling to the reac- This addition salt can be, and usually is, used in the subse- 76 tion vessel. The addition of the methyl sulfate required hemolyticus C 203; Eberthella typhi, Hopkins; Clostriassure I about five to ten minutes. After the addition of methyl sulfate was completed, stirring of the reaction mixture tity of thiophenol employed.)

The chloroform solution of thioanisole was filtered free from the calcium sulfate directly into a 2-liter, 3-neck flask fitted with a stirrer, thermometer, dropping funnel, and outlet tube (for escape of hydrogen chloride gas) protected by a drying tube. Sufiicient anhydrous chloroform was added to the filtrate to bring the volume up to about 800 ml. and the solution was cooled by means of an ice-methanol bath. 165 g. of aluminum chloride was then added rapidly to the chloroform solution, while keeping the temperature of the solution below C. 106 g. of acetyl chloride was added to the solution by means of a dropping funnel while still maintaining the temperature of the reaction mixture below 10 C. As the addition of the acetyl chloride proceeded, a yellow solid gradually separated from the mixture. (In some instances, it was found desirable to add an additional quantity of dry chloroform to the reaction mixture in order to facilitate stirring.) When the addition of the acetyl chloride was completed, the cooling bath was removed and the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to C. while continuing vigorous stirring. The thick reaction mixture was then decomposed by pouring it into a liter of ice and water containing -50 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid with vigorous stirring to ensure complete decomposition of the complex. The chloroform layer, which contained 4-methylmercapto acetophenone, having the formula was separated and employed directly in the subsequent step. (In other experiments, by evaporation of the chloroform solution there was obtained in 96-98% yield 4- methylmercaptoacetophenone in a high degree of purity.) The chloroform solution of 4-methylmercaptoaceto phenonc was placed in a 3-liter, 3-neck flask fitted with a stirrer, a dropping funnel, and an outlet tube for escape of hydrogen bromide gas. The volume of the chloroform solution was brought up to about 1 600 ml. by addition of chloroform. About g. of bromine was added to the solution and the mixture was allowed to stand until the reaction was initiated, as evidenced by evolution of hydrogen bromide. Stirring of the mixture was then begun and a further quantity of 120 g. of bromine was added during a period of three to five minutes. a The reaction mixture was then placed under reduced pressure by application of a water aspirator in order to remove the major portion of the hydrogen bromide. The temperature of the solution, which contained alpha-'bromotmethylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula cm-s-G-o-cm-a:

O gradually fell, due to evaporation, to about 10-15' 0.

(A sample of this bromo ketone, isolated in another ex-,

65.5-66.5 C., after recrystallization 6 separstedfromthemixture. Themixturewasstirredfor about twohourssndthenthesolidwascollectedonafilter and washed with chloroform. The product thus obtained consisted of .alpha-bromo-t-methylmercaptoacetophenonehexamethylenetetraminc adduct, having the formula cm-s-O-i-cm-momm.

and melting It 144-145 0. When tested in solution, this compound showed antibacterial activity in vitro as shown below.

Maximum Inactive Dilution Organhm Bsotes'inltatlo Bactericidal flaployloeoeeus sumu M- 1:1 000 1: 000 stre tococcus Mmohtleul, 0m- 1:22 000 ni'a, soc Eberthdla typhi Regime 1:25AM 1:2, 600 Clodridtunl midi mono 1=s,ooo

yeloboecflusa tuberculosis, RV.-- 1:25, W 1:25, 000

The alpha bromo-4-methylmercaptoacetophenone-hexastep was placed in a 3-liter flask with 750 ml. of ethanol and 375 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid. As the mixture was stirred, producing a slurry, the solid gradually went into solution. The reaction product subsequently began to separate from the solution. The reaction mix- 1 ture was then cooled to 10 C., filtered, and the filter cake was washed with ml. of cold ethanol. The damp filter cake was then slurried for a few minutes at 40-50 C, with 600 ml. of water containing 25 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid. After cooling the slurry to 5-10' C., the white solid was collected on a filter, washed with 100 ml. of water containing 5 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid, and dried. There was thus obtained -141 g. of alpha-amino-4-methylmercaptoacetcphenone hydrochloride, having the formula fiEi-B-Qi-OHr-MCI A sample of this product when recrystallized from water formed large white leaflets which melted at 234.5-235' C. (dec.). The compound was soluble'in water to the extent of 2%, weight/volume, the pH of a 1% aqueous solution being 5.1. The compound produced moderate pressor effects when administered intravenously in aqueous solution to barbitalized dogs in doses of 1 to 8 mg./kg.

B. ALPHA-ACETYLAMINO-4-MDTHYLMEBCAPTOACETO- PHENONE A slurry of 11 g. of alpha-amino-t-methylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride in 50 ml. of water containing 100 g.- of ice was stirred vigorously and to the slurry there were added in one portion 10 ml. of acetic anhydride followed by a solution of 14.5 g. of sodium acetate trihydratc in 60 ml. of water. The temperature of the reaction mixture, which did not rise during addition of the acetic anhydride and sodium acetate, was allowed to warm to room temperature (about 25 C.) and stirring was continued for an additional two hours. Sufiicient concentrated hydrochloric acid was then added to make the reaction mixture acid to-Congo red paper (to dissolve any unreacted aminoketone), and the white solid in the mixture was then collected on a filter. This solid was washed with 30 ml. of water and dried. There was thus obtained 10 g. of alpha-acetylamino-4-mcthylmercaptoacetophenone, having-the formula cIa-s-Q-Q-Cm-NH-C-Qm which melted at 1331-1346 C. after recrystalliz tion from acetone in the form of broad white needles. The

' assume water-solubility of the compound was less than 0.25%, weight/volume. It was soluble in 95% ethanol to the ex tent of 1%, weight/volume.

c. ALPHA-ACETYLAMINO-BBTA-HYDROXIA-METHYL- MERCAPTOPROPIOPHENONE A mixture of 15 g. of alpha-acetlyamino-4-methylmerq captoacetophenone, 70 ml. of ethanol, 25 ml. of water, 10 ml. of formalin (37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde), and a solution of 0.3 g. of sodium bicarbonate in 10 ml. of water was stirred at 35 C. for two hours. The original thick slurry gradually thinned out and after about ten minutes the reaction mixture was a pale yellow solution. At the end of the two-hour period, the solution was refrigerated for about ten hours. The crystalline solid which separated from the cooled solution was collected on a filter and washed with 20 ml. of water. There was thus obtained 10.5 g. of alpha-acetlyamino-beta-hydroxy- 4-methylmercaptopropiophenone, having the formula This product was purified by recrystallization from ethyl acetate to yield white fluffy needles which melted at 125.6-127.8' C.

' D. 2-ACETYLAMINO-1- (4-METHYLMEBCAPTQPHENYL) -1,3-PROPANEDIOL A mixture of 5 g. of alpha-acetylamiro-beta-hydroxy-4- methylmercaptopropiophenone, 20 g. of aluminum isopropoxide, and 120 ml. of isopropanol was slowly distilled through a fifteen-inch column until the distillate gave no test for acetone. This distillation required about seven hours. The excess isopropanol was then distilled from the reaction mixture and the residue was heated for thirty minutes with a solution of g. of sodium chloride in 100 ml. of water. The resulting suspension was filtered while hot and the aluminum hydroxide residue thus collected was washed several times with ether. From the filtrate there separated a white solid in the form of tiny leaflets. This solid was collected on a filter and washed with ml. of ether. There was thus obtained 1.5 g. of Z-acetylamino l (4-methylmercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol, having the formula I cm-s-Q-grr-gn-cmon which melted at 167-l68 C. Recrystallization from water' and then nitroethane raised the melting point to 172.1l73.5 C.

E. 2-ACETYLAMINO-1- (4-METHYLSULFONYLPHENYL) LB-PBOPANEDIOL 1.95 g. of a 2-acetylamino-l-(4-methylmercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol was slurried in ml. of acetone and to the slurry was added dropwise 4.5 ml. of 40% peracetic acid. (The term 40% peracetic acid.is employed in this and the succeeding examples to designate a commercial preparation of peracetic acid consisting of an aqueous solution containing approximately 40% peracetic acid, 5% of hydrogen peroxide, 39%- of acetic acid, and

1% of sulfuric acid, the percentages being by weight.) The temperature of the reaction mixture was maintained at 46 C. or below by ice-cooling of the reaction vessel. After the addition of the peracetic acid was completed, stirring of the reaction, mixture was'continued for two hours, after which time the mixture was cooled to 5 C. The white solid which separated was collected on a filter and washed with two 5 ml. portions of cold acetone. This product was recrystallized from nitroethane to yield 1.02 g. of 2-acetylamino-l-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)-l,3- propanediol in the form of white leaflets which melted at 172.7-173.7 C.

3 EXAMPLE 2' g Z-dichloroas'etylamina-1-(4-methylsulfonylphany!)- 1,3-pr0pqnediol cm-eoQgK-grFcmorr A. 2-AMINO-1- (i-METHYLMERCAPTOPHENYL) -1,3-

' PBOPANEDIOL A mixture of 50 parts by weight of racemic -2ace-.

tylamino l (4 methylmercaptophenyl) 1,3 pro- CHa-QGH-(fH-CIBOH $H NH: This product melted at 130.7-131.9 C. after recrystallization from methanol.

A solution of 17.5 g. of the 2-amino-1-(4-methylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol described above, which of course was a racemic or optically inactive form of the compound, in ml. of methanol and a solution of 13 g. of d-tartaric acid in 100 ml. of methanol were mixed and the mixture was allowed to stand at 15-20 C. for

about six hours. The solid which had separated from the solution during this period was then collected on a filter, the methanolic filtrate being retained for treatment as described below. There was thus obtained 18 g. of solid which melted at 190-196 C. This solid was suspended in ml. of water and sufficient dilute hydrochloric acid was added to effect solution of the solid. To the solution thus obtained there was added 50 ml. of 35% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution which caused the separation of 11.7 g. of yellowish solid from solution. This solid melted at 127-135 C. Two recrystallization of this product from methanol yielded 1.5 g. of coarse white needles which melted at l52153 C. This product was a levo-rotary form of Z-amino-l-( l-methylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol having [a] =21 (1% solution in 95% ethanol).

The methanolic filtrate retained above was distilled on the steam bath to remove the methanol. The residue thus obtained was dissolved in 50 ml. of water and the resulting solution was treated with 15 ml. of 35% caustic solution. This caused the separation of 3.0 g. of white solid which melted at 141-150" C. This product was recrystallized twice from methanol, thus yielding 1.0 g. of white crystals consisting of a dextro-rotary form of 2 amino -'1 (4 methylmercaptophenyl) 1,3 propanediol which melted at 152-153 C. and had [a] =+21 (1% solution in 95% ethanol). I

The racemic amine was also resolved in the following manner: 33.0 g. of racemic 2-amino-1-( 4-methylmercapto-- phenyl)-1,3-propanediol and 34.6 g. of d-N-benzoylthreonine (M. P. 149-151 6.; obtained by benzoylation of d-threonine) were dissolved in 500 ml. of methanol by warming. Crystallization was initiated by cooling the solution to 25 C. and scratching the inner walls of the container. The solution was refrigerated at 5 C. for about ten hours and then the crystals which had separated from solution were collected on a filter, the filtrate (A) being retained for recovery of the dextro-rotary amine as described below. The solid on the filter was washed with a few ml. of cold methanol and dried at 70 C. There was thus obtained 31.3 g. of levo-rotary- 2 7' amino 1- (4 methylmercaptophenyl) 1,3 propanediol d-N-benzoylthreonine salt which melted at 1845186 C. I This crop of salt was dissolved in 100 ml.

of water containing 6.2 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and the solution was then made alkaline by addition 5 of 13 ml. of 35% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. 20 g. of sodium chloride was dissolved in this solution which was then cooled to 5 C. A heavy crop of crystals separated from the solution and this solid was collected on a filter, washed with a little saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried at'70" C. There was thus obtained 15.0 g. of crude levo-rotary 2-arnino-1-(4- methylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol which melted at 147-150 C. This product was recrystallized from 150 ml. of methanol to yield 11.9 g. of the pure levo-rotary amine which melted at 151-153 C. By concentrating the mother liquor, 3.0 g. of solid consisting largely of the racemic amine was recovered.

The filtrate (A) retained as indicated above was evaporated at reduced pressure. The residue thus obtained was dissolved in 100 ml. of water containing 62 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and the solution was made alkaline by addition of 13 ml. of 35% aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. 20 g. of sodium chloride was'dissolved in this solution which was then cooled to 5 C.

The heavy crop of crystalline solid which separated from the solution was collected on a filter, washed with a few ml. of saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried at 70 C. There was thus obtained 13.5 g. of crude dextro-rotary 2-amino-1-(4-methylmercaptophenyl)-1,3- 3o propanediol. This product was recrystallized from methanol to yield 8.5 g. of the pure dextro-rotary amine which melted at 151-l53 C. By concentrating the mother liquor, 5.0 g. of solid consisting largely of the racemic amine was recovered. 85

B. 2-DICHLOBOACETYLAMINO-1-(4-METHYLMERCAP- TOPHENYL)-1,3-?ROPANEDIOL A mixture of 1.1 g. of levo-rotary 2-amino-1-(4-methyl mercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol, obtained as described above in part A, and 1.6 ml. of ethyl dichloroacetate was onr-sOEn-on-cmon H NH-O-CHCls from nitroethane yielded the pure product, which melted YLPHENYL)-1,3-PBOPANEDIOL "o 7 g. of the levo-rotary 2-dichloroacetylamino-l-(4-methylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol obtained as described in part A above was dissolved in ml. of acetone. To this solution there was added dropwise with stirring 10 ml. of 40% peracetic acid. The temperature during the reaction was maintained at 39-45 C. by cooling the reaction vessel. After stirring the mixture for two hours, it was diluted'with 100 ml. of water and the solution allowed to stand over the weekend in the refrigerator. The solid which separated from solution was collected on a filter, washed several times with ice water, and dried overnight at C. There was thus obtained 6.2 g. of a levo-rotary 2 -'dichloroacetylamino l (4 methylsulfonylphenyl)- 1,3-propanediol which melted at 1643-1663 C. and had [u] "=-12 (1% solution in ethanol).

A dextro-rotary 2-dichloroacetylamino-1 (4-methylsul- 'fonylphenyl)-1,3-propanediol was prepared in similar fashion by oxidation of the dextro-rotary Z-dichloroacetylaminol-(4methylmercaptophenyl)-l,3 propanediol obtained as described in part 3 above. This product melted at .2-166.6 C. and had [aJ =+13 (1% solution 9 5% ethanol).

EXAMPLE 3 Z-dibi'Om acetyIamino-I -(4-methylsttlfanylphenyl) -1 ,3-

. propanediol cmsoQzn-cn-omon Cm-e-Qgn-cn-cmon H NH-C-GHBrl In analogous fashion, the dibromoacetylation of the levorotary 2-amino-1-(4-methylmercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol described in Example 2A yields a dextro-rotary form of the Z-dibromoacetylamino-1-(4-methylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propan'ediol, and the enantiomeric dextro-rotary amino-diol yields a levo-rotary Z-dibromoacetylamino-l- (4-methylmercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol.

B. 2-DIBBOMOAcETYLAMINO-1-(a-METHYLSULFONYL- PHENYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL Oxidation of the racemic, dextro-rotary, and levorotary forms of Z-dibromoacetylamino-l-(4-methylmer captophenyl)-1,3-propanediol obtained as described above in partA yields, respectively, racemic, dextro-rotary, and levo-rotary forms of 2-dibromoacetylamino l-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)-l,3-propa.nediol.

EXAMPLE 4 Z-dichloroacetylamino-I -(4-methylsulfonylphenyl) -I ,3-

propanediol onrsorinon omon A. ALPHA-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO4-METHYL- MERCAPTOACETOPHENONE 217.7 g. of alpha-amino-4-methylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride obtained as described in part A of Example 1 was mixed with 4.5'liters of anhydrous benzene at 27 C. 166 g. of dichloroacetyl chloride was added in one portion to the mixture, and the resulting mixture was refluxed and stirred for fifteen to eighteen hours. After this period most of the solid had gone into solution. The reaction mixture was filtered hot through a preheated funnel and the filtrate was allowed to cool. The solid 76 which separated from solution was collected on a filter, F

11 washed with benzene, and dried. There was thus obtained 230 g. of alpha-dichlomacetylaminol-methylmercaptoacetophenone having the formula Recrystallization of this product from acetone yielded white needles which melted at ll.7-l52.9 C.

B. ALPHA-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-BETA-HYDROxY-4- METHYLMERCAPTOPROPIOPHENONE tion, which had an orange color, was refrigerated for about ten hours. The solid which separated from the solution was collected on a filter. There was thus obtained 232 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-beta-hydroxy-t-methylmercaptopropiophenone having the formula cm-sQgn-on-cmon Recrystallization of this product from ethylene chloride yielded tiny white leaflets which melted at 147.7-148.5 C.

C. 2-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-1-(4-METHYLMEBCAP- TOPHENYL) '-1,3PBOPANEDIOL 322.2 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-beta-hydroxylmethylmercaptopropiophenone, 420g. of aluminum isopropoxide, and three liters of anhydrous isopropanol were placed in a 5-liter flask and the mixture was heated at such a rate that distillation of liquid through a 15-inch column occurred at the rate of one drop per three to live seconds. Distillation was continued for sixteen to eighteen hours after which time a test for acetone in the distillate was negative. (The test for acetone was carried out using a 0.1% solution of 2,4dinitrophenylhydrazine in accordance with the procedure described in Organic Reactions, vol. H, page 200). The isopropanol remaining in the reaction mixture was removed by evaporation at reduced pressure. The dark red viscous residue thus obtained was heated on a steam bath for about forty-five minutes with 2.5 liters of water containing 200g. of sodium chloride. The sodium chloride was added to reduce the tendency of aluminum-hydroxide to form a gel. The hot suspension was filtered to remove aluminum hydroxide. The collected aluminum hydroxide was slurried several times with ether to remove the adhering red oil and the ether extracts were combined with the filtrate. The combined ether solutions were dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate and the ether was removed from the dry solution by distillation. There was thus obtained. 310-320 g. of a dark red viscous oil. This oil was dissolved in 1600 ml. of ethylene dichloride, filtered with charcoal, and the filtrate was cooled. The solid which separated from the filtrate cousisted'of 180-195 g. of Z-dichloroacetylamino-l-(4-methylmercaptophenyl) 1,3 propanediol, having the formula H NH-C-CHCI:

which melted at 98-100 C. This product was urified by recrystallization from 550 ml. of nitroethane followed 12 by an additional recrystallization from ethylene chloride. There.was thus obtained g. of the pure product which melted at 10l.2102.4 C.

In another experiment, the reduction step was carried out in the following manner. A mixture of 9.6 g. of alphadichloroacetylamino-beta hydroxy 4 methylmercaptopropiophenone, 6.5 g. of aluminum isopropoxide, and 90 ml. of anhydrous isopropanol was refluxed for about thirty-five minutes with provision for slow distillation of acetone and isopropanol from the solution. The remaining solvent was then removed by evaporation at reduced pressure. The residue thus obtained yielded 5.8 g. of 2- dichloroacetylamino-1-(4 methylmercaptophenyl) 1,3- propanediol which melted at 101.2-102.4 C. 1

stirred one hour and was cooled to -5 C. The solid which separated from solution was collected on a filter. There was thus obtained 14.0 g. of-a white solid consisting of 2-dichloroacetylamino-1-(4-methylsulfonylphenyl)- 1,3-propanediol which melted at 179.4-180.6 C.

EXAMPLE 5 Z-dichloroacetylamirio-I-(4-ethylsulf0nylphenyl) -I,3 prapanedial mm-soQzn-ou-omon H NH-C-CHCh A. ALPHA-AMIND-4-ETHYLMERCAPTOACETOPHENONE HYDROCHLORIDE 337 g. of ethyl sulfate was added from a dropping funnel to a stirred solution of 200 g. of thiophenol in 800 ml. of 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide. The reaction mixture was then stirred for two hours. During this period the temperature of the mixture gradually rose to 65 C. and then decreased to room temperature (about 25 C.) and the desired reaction product, ethyl phenyl sulfide, separated from the mixture as-an oil. This oil was extracted from the mixture with 800 ml. of chloroform. The chloroform solution of ethyl phenyl sulfide thus obtained was dried for several hours over anhydrous calcium sulfate. The dry solution was then placed in a 3-liter, 3-neck flask fitted with a stirrer, thermometer, and drying tube. The solution was stirred and cooled to -10 C. and ml. of acetyl chloride was added. 300 g. of anhydrous aluminum chloride was then added portionwise while keeping the temperature of the reaction mixture at 5-15 C. After the addition of the aluminum chloride was completed, the reaction mixture was allowed to warm to 20 C. and was poured into about 2 kg. of ice. The chloroform layer, which contained the desired 4- ethyhnercaptoacetophenone, was separated from the mixture and placed in a 5-liter, 3-neck flask fitted with a stirrer and dropping funnel. To thestirred solution there was added 75 g. of bromine. After the reaction was initiated, as shown by the evolution of hydrogen bromide, an additional 225 g. of bromine was added as rapidly as was practical. The hydrogen bromide evolved from the mixture was removed by applying reduced pressure to the mercaptoacetophenone, having the formula stirred solution, which contained alpha-bromo-4-ethy1- petroleum ether followed by recrystallization from methanol.) To the residue thus obtained, there was added 256 g. of hexamethylenetetramine, and the mixture was stirred for two hours. The solid yellowish alpha-bromo- 4 ethylmercaptoacetophenone hexamethylenetetramine adduct having the formula was collected on a filter, washed with chloroform and sucked partially dry on the filter. The adduct was mixed with 760 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 1540 ml. of ethanol, and the mixture was stirred for about six having the formula cmAQE-cn-Nnmm This product melted at 186.5 C. (dec.) after recrystallization from water which had been made slightly acid with dilute hydrochloric acid. Y

B. ALPHA-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-4-ETHYLMEB- CAPTOACETOPHENONE A mixture of 200 g. of alpha-aminM-ethylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride and 4.5 liters of benzene was placed in a l2-liter, 3-neck flask fitted with a stirrer and a reflux condenser with water trap. was distilled slowly until no more water collected in the water trap. .147 g. of dichloroacetyl chloride was added to the mixture in a single portion and the resulting mixture was refluxed for fifteen hours. The evolution of hydrogen chloride had practically ceased at the end of this period and all of the solid in the mixture had dissolved. The hot solution was filtered. On cooling, there separated from the filtrate 139g. of white solid which consisted of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-4-ethylmercaptoacetophenone having the formula and g. of sodium bicarbonate was stirred at 40-50 C.

for ten hours. The mixture was allowed to stand at room temperature for about fifteen hours and was then cooled to 10 C. The solid which separated from the cooled solution was collected on a filter, was washed with 150 .ml. of ethanol, and dried. There was thus obtained 204 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-beta-hydroxy 4 ethylmercaptopropiophenone, having the formula ousn-s-Q-g-rrn-cmon which melted at 150-152 C. When recrystallized in the form of small white leaflets of ethylene chloride, the pure compound melted at 1532-1543 C.

D. 2-DICHLOROACETYIAMINO-1-(4-ETHYLMERCAPTO- PHENYL) -1,3-PROPANEDIOL A mixture of 140 g. of alpha dichloroacetylaminobeta-hydroxy-4-ethylmercaptopropiophenone, 400 g. of aluminum isopropoxide, and 1500 ml. of isopropanol was distilled slowly for fifteen hours. The excess'isopropanol was removed by distillation at reduced pressure. Two

liters of water containing 200 g. of sodium chloride was added to the red viscous residue and the mixture was heated about thirty minutes on a steam bath. The hot mixture was filtered and the filter cake was washed thoroughly with several 200 ml. portions of ethyl ether.

The benzene The dark red ether layer was separated from the filtrate, dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate, and the ether was removed by evaporation. There was thus obtained as a residue 128 g. of red oil. This oil was taken up in 400 ml. of benzene and the hot solution was filtered with charcoal. On cooling the filtrate 84 g. of white. solid separated from the solution. Recrystallization of this product from 300 ml. of ethylene chloride yielded 73 g. of pure 2 dichloroacetylamino l (4 ethylmercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol, having the formula cmQ-cn-cn-cmon n nm-c-cncn which melted at 92.4-93.4 c.

1r. 2-DICHLOBoaCETYLAMINo-L(4-ETHYLSULFONYL- PHENYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL 22 ml. of 40% peracetic acid was added dropwise to a stirred solution of 18.5 g. of 2-dichloroacetylamino-l-(4- ethylmercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol dissolved in 50 ml. of acetone. External cooling of the reaction vessel with ice was applied and the rate of addition of peracetic acid was adjusted so that the temperature of the reaction mixture did not rise above 40 C. After completion of the addition of peracetic acid, the reaction mixure was stirred forpne hour and was 'then cooled to -5 C. The solid which separated from solution was collected on a filter and washed with two portions each of 20 ml. of cold acetone. There was thus obtained 17.5 g. of 2-dichloroacetylamino-1-(4-ethylsulfonylphenyl)-l,3-propanediol in the form of a white solid which melted at 184.0-185.0 C.

EXAMPLE 6 cmcmom-sm-Q-zn-rgn-cmon H NH-C-CHCI;

a. ALPHA-AMINO-4-n-PBOPYLMERCAPTOACETOPHE- NONE HYDROCHLORIDE A suspension of 226 g. of aluminum chloride in one liter of dry chloroform was placed in a 3-liter, 3-neck flask fitted with a stirrer, drying tube, dropping funnel, and thermometer. The suspension was stirred and cooled to 5 C. with stirring and g. of acetyl chloride was added. 235.5 g. of n-propyl phenyl sulfide was then added dropwise at 5 C. The reaction mixture was stirred for fifteen minutes after addition of the sulfide was completed, and was then poured into 1.5 kg. of ice containing 25 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The chloroform layer was separated from the mixture and the chloroform was removed from the solution by distillation. The residual oil was fractionally distilled, and the fraction boiling at 207' C. at 45-48 mm. of mercury was collected. There was thus obtained 253 g. of colorless oil which solidified upon standing. This product, which was 4-n-propylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula melted at 31.1-39.1" 0.

208 g. of bromine was added to a solution of 254 g. of 4-n-propylmercaptoacetophenone in 2 liters of chloroform. After five or ten minutes, the evolution of hydrogen bromide from the reaction mixture had practically ceased, and the mixture was washed with 2 liters of 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution containing ice. The chloroform layer was separated from the mixture and the chloroform was removed from the chloroform solution by distillation at reduced pressure. There was thus obtained as a residue 300 g.. of alpha-bromo-4-npropylmercapto' acetophenone having the formula in the form of an orange colored oil which was used directly in the next step of the process. Crystallization of a sample of this product from petroleum ether yielded a white solid which melted at approximately 43' C.

95 g. of hexamethylenetetramine was added with stirring to a solution of 176 g. of alpha-bromot-n-propylmercaptoacetophenone dissolved in 850 ml. of acetonitrile. The temperature of the reaction mixture rose from 28' C. to-42 C. and a pale yellow solid separated from solution. .After stirring the mixture -for-two hours, the solid was collected on a filter, washed'with two'150 ml. portions of acetonitrile, andwith 300 ml. of water, and

174 g. of alpha-bromo-4-n-propylmercaptoacetophenonehexamethylenetetramine adduct having the formula cntcmcm-sgfi-cm-nucnmm which melted at approximately 135 C. with decomposition.

92 g. of alpha-bromo-4-n-propylmercaptoacetophenone- 125 ml. of hot water. The aqueous solution was cooled to 0 C. and the solid which separated from solution was collected on a filter. There was thus obtained 27 g. of alpha-amino-4-n-propylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride having the formula cmcmcm-o-Qg-cm-mtmct which melted at approximatelyl55 C. with decomposition.

B. ALPHA-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO4-n-PROPYLMER- CAPTOACETOPHENONE 27 g. of alpha-amino-4-n-propylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride was added to 500 ml. of benzene and the resulting mixture was refluxed until no more water distilled off into a water separator. 41 g. of dichloroacetyl chloride was then added and the mixture was stirred and refluxed for thirty minutes. During this period all of the .ketoamine dissolved. The resulting reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the residue thus obtained was refrigerated. The solid which separated dried. There was thus obtained, as a pale yellow solid,

Bis product was recrystallized from ethylene chloride,

thereby yielding 10 at 1314-1363 C.

' D. Z-DICHLOBOACETYDAMINO-l- (-t-n-PROPYLMEB- CAPTOPHENYL) -1,3-PROPA'NEDIOL g. of the pure compound which melted v A mixture of 9 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-betaydroxy-4-n-propylmercaptopropiophenone, 20 g. of aluisopropoxide, and 200 ml. of dry isopropanol was distilled slowly for three hours. The isopropanol remaining in the reaction mixture was removed by distillation at reduced pressure. The resulting brown pasty residue was warmed with 200 ml. of saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, and then'filtered. The residual aluminum hydroxide on the filter was washed with several portions of ether. The ether layer was separated from the filtrate and dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate. The ether was then removed from the ether solution by evaporation at reduced pressure. The dark amber oil obtained as a residue was taken up in 100 ml. of hot benzene, filtered with charcoal, and the filtrate was diluted with petroleum ether just short of permanent turbidity. On standing, there separated from the solution 4 g. of solid .which was recrystallized from benzene and then from ethylene chloride. The product thus obtained, which was 7 2 dichloroacetylamino l (4-n-propylmercaptophenyD- from the cooled solution was collected on a filter, washed with 5 ml. of benzene, and dried. There was thus ob tained 16.5 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-4-n-propylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula cmcmcm-sQg-cm-mr-g-cuos which was recrystallized from benzene as a white solid which melted at 123.2-l23.8 C.

1,3-propanediol, having the formula cmcmoin-sQcn-cn-omon melted at 91.8-94.8 C.

E. 2-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-L(l-n-PBOPYLSULFONYL- PHENYL) -1,8-P ROPANEDIOL 2 g. of Z-dichloroacetylamino-l-(kn-proiaylmercapto- 'phenyl)-1,3-propanediol was dissolved in 6 ml. of acetone and to this solution there was added 2 ml. of 40% peracetic acid with cooling. Atterstirring the reaction mixture for about one and one-half hours, the solid which separated from solution was collected on a filter. This product, which was Z-dichloroacetylamino-l-(4 n-propy1su1fonylphenyl)-l,3-propanediol, weighed 1.2 g. and melted at EXAMPLE 7 Z-dichIoroacetyIamIno-I-(4-n-butylrulfonylphenyl) -1 ,3-

propanediol CHICHICHQCHHOIQEHEEHICHQOH A. ALPHA-'AMINO-4-n-BUTYLMEBCAPTOACETOPHENONE This compound was prepared in a manner analogous to that described in part a of Example 6 above for the preparation of the corresponding n-propylmercapto compound. 250 g. of n-butyl phenyl sulfide was treated with 133 g. of acetyl chloride in the presence of 220 g. ofaluminum rib;

. 17 chloride. There was thus obtained 206 g. of 4-n-butylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula cmomomcm-s-Qi-cm which boiled at 138-140 C. at 0.8 mm. and melted at 24-25 C. after crystallization from petroleum ether at C. 110 g. of 4-n-butylmercaptoacetophenone dissolved in one liter of chloroform was treated with 80 g. of bromine to yield 168 g. of alpha-bromo-4-n-butylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula which melted at approximately 113' C. with decomposition.

A mixture of 86 g. of alpha-bromo-t-n-butylmercaptoacetophenone-hexamethylenetetramine adduet, 85 ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid and 170 ml. of ethanol was stirred for about ten hours. The ammonium chloride which separated from the mixture as a white solid was removed by filtration and discarded. The filtrate, after partial evaporation at room temperature under reduced pressure, yielded 13.5 g. of a pale yellowish solid which melted at 140-145 C. (dec.). .The filtrate from collection of this solid was reduced in volume by evaporation and a further yield of 35 g. of the product was obtained as a brown gummy solid. This gummy sloid was suspended in 50 ml. of acetone, the solution was cooled in an ice-methanol bath, the solid which separated from the cooled solution was collected on a filter and washed several times with cold acetone. There was thus obtained 26.5 g. of a yellowish-tan solid which melted at l40l45 C. (dec.). The two crops of product melting at 140- 145 C. were combined and the 40 g. of product was recrystallized from 100 ml. of water containing 3 ml. of

concentrated hydrochloric acid. There was thus obtained 32.5 g. of alpha-amino-t-n-butylmercaptoaeetophenone hydrochloride having the formula in the form of white flaky crystals. A sample of this product was recrystallized from ethanol and then again from water acidulated with hydrochloric acid to yield the pure compound which melted at 175.5-179.3 C. (dec.).

8. ALPHA-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-d-n-BUTYLMEB- CAPTOACMOPHTENONE taining 40 g. of sodium chloride.

action mixture was then cooled and the solid which separated from solution was collected on a filter. There was thus obtained 31.6 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-t-nbutylmercaptoacetophenone having the formula 18 Recrystallization of this product from benzene yielded flufly white needles which melted at 127.4-128" C. with sintering at 120.2 C.

Alpha dichloroacetylaminot-n-heptylmercaptoacetophenone, prepared by a procedure similar to that described for the corresponding n-butyl compound above, was a white powder melting at 98-99 C. When tested in aqueous solutionagainst Staphylococcus aureus 209 and Eberthella typhi, Hopkins, this compound showed bacteriostatic activity against both organisms in vitro at a maximum dilution of 1;10,000.

C. ALPHA-DICHLOBOACETYLAMINO-BETA-HYDBOXY- 4-n-BUTYLMEBCAPTOPBOPIOPHENONE omomomcm-s-Q-garn-cmon H-C-CHCII which when recrystallized from benzene in the form of small white crystals, melted at 123.0-l23.8 C.

n. Z-DICHLOBOACETYLAMINO-l-(4-n-BUTYLMERCAPTO- PHENYL)-l,3-PROPANEDIOL 35 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-beta-hydroxy-4-nbutylmercaptopropiophenone, 65 g. of aluminum isopropoxide, and one liter of dry isopropanol were distilled slowly for fifteen hours. The excess isopropanol was removed from the reaction mixture by evaporation under reduced pressure, and the reddish residue thus obtained was heated for thirty minutes with 400 ml. of water con- The aluminum hydroxide which separated from solution was removed by filtration and the filter cake was washed thoroughly with ether. The reddish ether layer was separated from the filtrate, dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate, and the ether was removed from the ether solution by evaporation under reduced pressure. The light red viscous oily residue thus obtained was taken up in ml. of benzene, filtered with charcoal, and the filtrate was cooled. From the filn'ate there separated 14 g. of 2-dichloroacetylamino-l-(4- n-butylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol, having the formula omomcmcm-mG-gn-on-cmon which was recrystallized from benzene and then from ethylene chloride to yield a white waxy solid which melted at 85.5-87.0 C.

E. Z-DICHLOBOACETYLAMINO-l-(4-n-BUTYLSULFONYL- PHENYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL 19 EXAMPLE 8 Z-acetylamino-I-(4-benzylsulfonylphenyl) -I,3- propanediol Q-oHe-sOQZH-cH-CmQH H NH-C-CHs A. ALPHA-AMINO-d-BENZYLMEBCAPTOACETOPHENONE HYDROCHLORIDE 340 g. of benzyl phenyl sulfide was dissolved in 1200 ml. of anhydrous chloroform and 120 ml. of acetyl chloride was added to the solution. The resulting mixture was cooled to -10 C. and226 g. of aluminum chloride was a residue 402 g. of a dark red oil. This oil was dissolved in 1200 ml. of petroleum ether and the resulting solution was filtered hot with charcoal. The yellow filtrate was cooled in an ice bath. 154 g. of yellow solid separated from the cooled solution. This product was recrystallized twice from ethanol and once from petroleum ether. There was thus obtained, in the form of fine white needles which melted at ll3.9-l15.3 C. 4-benzylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula Q-OMQ-gO-CH:

95 g. of 4-benzylmercaptoacetophenone was dissolved in one liter of chloroform and was treated with 62.5 g. of bromine by a procedure similar to the bromination described above in Example 1A. To the solution of alphabromo-4-benzylmercaptoacetophenone thus obtained there was added 56 g. of hexamethylenetetramine and the mixture was stirred for two hours. The pinkish-white solid which separated was collected on a filter and washed with 200 ml. of chloroform. The resulting crude alpha-bromo- 4 benzylmercaptoacetophenone hexamethylenetetramine adduct, having the formula QCHPSG-E-Gm-RwmhNt was hydrolyzed directly by stirring it for about ten hours at room temperature (about 25 C.) with 180 ml. of concentrated hydrochloride and 360 ml. of ethanol. The reaction mixture was then cooled to 10 C. The solid was collected on a filter and dried. There was thus obtained 145 g. of crude reaction product. Ammonium chloride was removed from this product by slurrying it with 400 ml. of hot water for ten minutes and then cooling the solution to 10 C. 67 g. of solid separated from the cooled solution. This product was further purified by recrystallization from water containing a little hydrochloric acid. There was thus obtained alpha-amino-t-benzylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride, having the formula in the form of white leaflets which melted at 214.s-21s.s- C. (dec.).

B. ALPHA-ACETYLAMINO-4-BENZYLMERCAPTOACETO- PHENONE 5 filtrate. This solid was collected by the immediate addition of a solution of 60 g. of sodium acetate trihydrate in 250 ml. of water. The reaction mixture was stirred and allowed to warm to room temperature (about 25 C.), and was then made acid to Congo by addition of hydrochloric acid. The solid was separated from the mixture by filtration, washed with water, and dried. A small sample of this product was purified by recrystallization from acetone. There was thus obtained alpha-acetylamino-4-benzylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula in the form of white needles which melted at l62.6-163.8' C.

C. ALPHA-ACETYLAMINO-BETA-HYDROXY-4-BENZYL- MERCAPTOPROPIOPHENONE The crude product from part B was slurried and warmed at 40 C. with 3.5 liters of ethanol. To this mixture were added 45 ml. of formalin (37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde) and 4 g. of sodium bicarbonate. Stirring of the reaction mixture at 40 C. was continued for twentyfour hours. The suspended sodium bicarbonate was removed from the solution by filtration and the filtrate was evaporated to a volume of about ml.. diluted with water, and the white solid which separated from solution was collected on a filter. There was thus obtained 49 g. of pale yellow solid. This product was recrystallized once from ethylene chloride and once from nitroethane. There was thus obtained alpha-acetylamino-beta-hydroxy- 4-benzylrnercaptopropiophenone, having the formula which melted at approximately 161' C.

D. 2-ACETYLAMINO-l-M-BENZYLMERCAPTOPHENYL)- 1,3-PROPANEDIOL A mixture of 23 g. of alpha-acetylamino-beta-hydroxy- 4-benzylmercaptopropiophenone, 30 g. of aluminum isopropoxide, and one liter of dry isopropanol was refluxed for eighteen hours. During this time isopropanol and acetone was allowed to distil slowly from the reaction mixture. The remaining isopropanol was then distilled ofi under reduced pressure and the dark red residue was heated for thirty minutes with about 200 ml. of 5% aqueous sodium chloride solution on a steam bath. The mixture was filtered and the residue thus collected was heated with 200 ml. of ethylene chloride. The mixture was filtered hot to remove aluminum hydroxide, and the filtrate was cooled. 11 g. of solid separated from the cooled and purified by recrystallization, first from nitro'ethane, then from ispropanol, and finally, again from nitroethane. There was thus obtained, in the form of white leaflets which melted at 157.0-158.0' C., 2-acetylamino-1-(4-benzylmercaptophenyl)-l,3-propanediol, having the formula @wQ-gg-gg E. ,2-ACElWLAMINO-1-(4-BENZYLSULFONYLPHENYL)- LB-PBOPANEDIOL To a slurry of 0.6 g. of 2-acetylamino-1-(4-benzylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol in 3 ml. of acetone there was added at 20 C. 2 ml. of 40%peracetic acid in one portion. The temperature of the mixture rose to 55 C. and the solution became clear followed almost immediately by the separation of a solid product. The mixture was stirred'for an additional thirty minutes and then cooled to 10 C. The solid product was collected 'on a filter and washed with three 2 ml. portions of acetone. There was Z-dich loroaciy' lam in -1 4 -b enulsulfonylphenyl 1,3-propanediol Q-crn-sm-Q-on-pn-omon A. Z-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-l-(4-BENZYLMERCAPTQ- PHENYL)-1,3-PROPANEDIOL 12 g. of alpha-amino-4-benzylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride (obtained as described above in part A of Example 7), 8 g. of dichloroacetyl chloride, and 500 ml. of dry benzene were refluxed for seven hours. The hot solution was then filtered, g. of solid residue was collected on the filter and the benzene filtrate on cooling yielded an additional 8 g. of the same product, which was alpha-dichloroacetylamino 4 benzylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula under reduced pressure. The residue thus obtained was dissolved in a hot mixture of 150 ml. of benzene and This product, when purified by crystallization, first from ethylene chloride and then from nitroethane, melted at 185.6-186L4" C.

Proceeding in the manner set forth in the above examples, hydroxymethylation of the alpha-dichloroacetylamino-4-benzylmercaptoacetophenone by treatment with formaldehyde in the presence of an alkaline condensation catalyst yields alpha-dichloroacetylamino-beta-hydroxy-4-b'enzylmercaptophenylacetophenone, having the formula Reduction of this compound with aluminum isopropoxide in isopropanol yields z-dichloroacetylamino-l-(4-benzylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol.

B. 2-DICIILOROACETYLAMINO-l-( i-BENZYLSULFONYL- PHENYL) -1,3-PROPANEDIOL When, for the Z-acetylamino-1-(4-benzylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol employed as a reactant in the oxidation procedure described in Example 8E, there is substituted 2-dichloroacetylamino-1-(4-benzylmercaptophenyl)- 1,3-propanediol, there is obtained as the product 2-dichloroacetylamino-1-(4-benzylsulfonylphenyl)-l,S-propanediql.

EXAMPLE 10 2-dichlor0acetylamino-1-(4-phenylsulfonylphenyl)- 1,3-propanediol VQ-sm-Qgg-zz-cmon A. ALPHA-AMINO-4-PHENYLMERCAPTOACETOPHE- NONE HYDROCHLORIDE A mixture of 190 g. of diphenyl sulfide, 146 g. of aluminum chloride, and one liter of anhydrous chloroform was stirred and cooled to -5 C. 80 g. of acetyl chloride was added to the mixture slowly, the temperature of the mixture being kept at -5 C. to +5 C. When all of the acetyl chloride had been added, stirring was continued for one hour while the reaction mixture was gradually allowed to warm to room temperature. The mixture was then poured into ice water. The chloroform layer was separated from the mixture and the chloroform was removed from the chloroform solution by distillation 150 ml. .of petroleum ether. When the solution was cooled, 158 g. of 4-phenylmercaptoacetophenone, having the formula separated from solution.-

product melted at approximately 66 C.

A solution of 53 g. of 4-phenylmercaptoacetophenone in 500 ml. of chloroform was treated with .36 g. of bromine at room temperature. After the bromination was completed, and excess hydrogen bromide was removed from the reaction mixture, at sufiicient quantity of 5% aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution was added to render the 'mixture alkaline to litmus. The chloroform layer was separated and distilled under reduced pressure to remove the chloroform. There wasthus obtained as an oil, 69 g. of crude alpha-bromo-4-phenylmercaptoacctophenone, having the formula The 69 g. of oil was dissolved in 400 ml. of acetonitrile and 32.6 g. of hexamethylenetetramine was added to the solution. The mixture was stirred for thirty minutes and the. white creamy solid was then collected on a filter. There was thus obtained g. of crude alpha-bromo-4- phenylmercaptoacetophenone-hexamethylenetetramine adduct, having the formula which melted with decomposition at approximately 206 C. This product was stirred and heated on a steam bath for fifteen minutes .with 250 ml. of ethanol and ml. of concentrated hydrochloric acid. The ammonium chloride which separated from the mixture was removed by filtration and the filtrate was allowed to stand for several hours at room temperature. The white solid which-separated from the solution was collected on a filter, dissolved in hot anhydrous ethanol, filtered hot with charcoal, and the filtrate was cooled. There separated from the cooled solution'22 g. of alpha-amino-t-phenylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride, having the formula which melted at 216.7217.0 C. (dec.). This compound was soluble in water to the extent of 0.25%, weight/volume, the pH of this solution being 5.3.. When tested in aqueous solution, the compound showed both bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity against Mycobacten'um tuberculosis H37Rv in vitro at a maximum dilution of 1:13,000. The compound also had some activity against oxyurid worms in mice at a dosage level of 50 mg./kg. per day.

B. ALPHA-DICHLOROACETYLAMINOA-PHENYLMEB.-

CAPTOACETOPHENONE A mixture was 22 g. of alpha-amino-4-phenylmercaptoacetophenone hydrochloride, 37 g. of dichloroacetyl chloride, and 150 ml. of dry benzene was heated under reflux for thirty minutes. The hot reaction mixture was then filtered. 12 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylamino-4-phenylmercaptoacetophenone separated from the filtrate on cooling. This product melted at 139-14l C. The watersolubility of the compound was less than 0.25%, weight/ volume, and its solubility in 95% ethanol was less than 1%, weight/volume.

c. ALPIIA-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-BETA-HYDROXY- 4-PHENYLMERCAPTOPROPIOPHENONE A mixture of 17 g. of alpha-dichloroacetylaminot phenylmercaptoacetophenone, ml. of ethanol, 10 ml.

of formalin (37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde), and l g. of sodium bicarbonate was stirred and heated at 40 C. for one hour and then allowed to stand for several hours at room temperature (about 25 C.).. The reaction mixture was then reheated to 40? C., filtered to remove sodium bicarbonate, and the filtrate cooled. 3.1 g. of solid separated from the cooled filtrate. product was recrystallized from ethylene chloride, thereby yielding 10.5 g. of pure alpha-dichloroacetylamino-beta-hydroxy-4- phenyl-mercaptoacetophenone, having the formula mixture was collected on a filter and washed thoroughlywith ether. The aqueous filtrate was also extracted with ether, and the ether washings and extracts were combined and dried over anhydrous calcium sulfate. The ether was then distilled from the filtrate under reduced pressure. There was thus obtained as a residue 5.0 g. of z-dichloroacetylamino 1 (4-phenylmercaptophenyl)l,3-

propauediol, having the formula @Q-CH-CH-CIHOH (511 r m-o-onch in the form of a red oil.

a). Z-DICHLOROACETYLAMINO-l-(4-PHENYLSULFONYL- PHENYLMLZi-PROPANEDIOL Oxidation of the 2-dichloroacety1amino-1-(4-phenylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with peracetic acid in a manner similar to the oxidizing procedures described in the foregoing examples yields 2-dichloroacetylamino-l- (4-phenylsulfonylphenyl)1,3-propanediol.

Proceeding, in accordance with the teachings of the above examples, there can be prepared the following compounds:

2-iodoacetyl-1-[4-(p-tolylsulfonyl)phenyl]-1,3-propane- 24 by deacylating the corresponding Z-acetylamino compoun 2 (alpha-methylpropionylamino)l-(4 isobutylsulfonylphenyl)-1,3-propauediol, by oxidizing Z-(alpha-methylpropionylamino)-l-(4 isobutylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol, which is prepared by interacting 2-amino-1-(4-isobutylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol with alpha-methylpropionyl chloride; and

2-(alpha,beta dichloropropionylamino}1-(4-terL-butylsulfonylphenyl)-l,S-propanediol, by oxidizing 2-(alpha,- beta-dichloropropionylamino) 1 (4-tert.-butylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol, which is prepared by hydroxymethylating alpha-(alpha,beta-dichloropropionylamino)-4- tert.-butylmercaptoacetophenone and reducing the alpha- (alpha,beta-dichloropropionylamino)-beta-hydroxy-4-tert.- butylmercaptopropiophenone thus obtained.

The racemic and the dextro-rotary forms of the Z-aliphatic carboxylic acylamino 1 (4-hydrocarbylsulfonylphenyl)-1,3-propanediols (I) have been found to have especially high antibiotic, activity, being active against gramnegative and gram-positive bacteria and rickettsial organisms. In general, the dextro-rotary form is more active thanthe racemic form. In many instances, the dextrorotary form has approximately twice the antibacterial activity of the racemic form.

The 2-alip'hatic carboxylic acylamino-l-(4-hydrocarbylmercaptophenyl)-l,3propanediols (H) and alpha-(aliphatic carboxylic acylamino) -beta-hydroxy-4-hydrocarbylmercaptopropiophenoues (VII) described hereinabove, as well as the respective reduction and hydroxymethylation processes for their preparation .are claimed in the copending U. 8. Patent application Serial No. 249,206, filed October 1, 1951, by Royal A. Cutler and Chester M. Suter. The alpha-halo 4 (hydrocarbylmercapto)acetophenone-hexamethylenetetramine adducts (IV) described hereinabove are claimed in my co-pending parent application Serial No. 555,245, filed December 27, 1955, and the alpha-( aliphatic carboxylic acylamin'o) 4 hydrocarbylmercaptoacetophenones (VI) described hereinabove are claimed in the co-pending application Serial No.

, 586,890, filed May 9, 1956, which is a division of the diol, by oxidizing 2-iodoacetyl-1-[4-(p-tolylmercapto)phenyl]-l,3-propanediol, which is prepared by hydroxyr nethylating alpha-iodoacetylamino-4-(p-tolylmercapto)acetophenone and reducting the alpha-iodoacetylarnino-beta-hydroxy-4-(p-tolylmercapto)propiophenone thus obtained;

2-beta-chloropropionylamino-l-(4 cyclohexylsulfonylphenyl)-1,3-propanediol, by oxidizing Z-beta-chloropropionylamino-1-(4 cyclohexylmercaptophenyD-l,3-propanediol, which is prepared by hydroxymethylating alpha- (beta chloropropionylamino)-4-cyclohexylmercaptoacetophenone and reducing the alpha-(beta-chloropropionylamino) beta hydroxy 4 cyclohexylmercaptopropiophenone thus obtained;

Z-acetylamino 1 (4-methallylsulfonylphenyl)-1,3-propanediol, by oxidizing 2-acetylamino-l-(4-methallylmercaptophenyD-1,3-propanediol, which is prepared by bydroxymethylating alpha acetylamino-4-methallylmercaptoacetophenone and reducing the alpha-acetylamino-betahydroxy 4 methallylmercaptopropiophenone thus .obtained;

Z-trifluoroacetylamino l (4-methallylsulfonylphenyl)- 1,3-propanediol, by oxidizing 2-trifluoroacetylamino-l-(4- methallylmercaptophenyD-l,3-propanediol, which is prepared by interacting ethyl trifluoroacetate and Z-amino- .l-(4-methyllylmercaptophenyl)-1,3-propanediol obtained parent application Serial No. 555,245.

I claim:

l. A compound of the class consisting of alpha-amino- 4-hydrocarbylmercaptoacetophenones of the formula R-s-O-c-om-Nm where R is a hydrocarbyl radical having l-7 carbon atoms, and acid-addition salts thereof.

,2. An acid addition salt of an amine having the formula cm-soji-o rn-Nm 3. A compound of the formula Lower alkyH-O-i-OflaNHa-HCI 4. A compound of the formula No references cited. 

1. A COMPOUND OF THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ALPHA-AMINO4-HYDROCARBYLMERCAPTOACETOPHENONES OF THE FORMULA 